Inmates begin moving into new Forrest County jail

Inmates begin settling into new Forrest County jail

10:51 PM,
Oct. 9, 2012

Forrest County correction officers Delia Crockrum, left, and Steven Ducksworth monitor a computer in a control room in the new Forrest County jail. The $24 million facility began accepting inmates on Tuesday.

Written by

Jesse Bass
American Staff Writer

The first new residents of the Billy McGee Law Enforcement Complex began moving in Tuesday.

Forrest County Sheriff Billy McGee said work center and female inmates were the first to transition from the old jail to the new one.

The 114,000-square-foot facility - near the Forrest County Multi Purpose Center off U.S. 49 - will hold up to 604 inmates, along with the sheriff's office and dispatch center. Dispatchers have been in the new facility for about a month, and sheriff's offices have been there for about two weeks. ...